[microsound] 1 bit symphony

[john saylor]

hey

don't know how many are aware of this:
http://www.1bitsymphony.com/

well, i bit [ouch!] and got it. there are some interesting things
about the music, but to be quite frank, i prefer most of the chiptune
players to perich. when listening to it, i often felt that while his
understanding of how machines make music was not as deep as it could
be. i guess i could simplify it by saying i felt there was more
symphony than there was 1 bit.

also, while the code for generating the music [i think] was included
on the card there was precious little about meta issues [what the
software was like, how the programming was done, what were his
aesthetic aims with this music, and so on]. and from an engineering
standpoint, it seems like it was not designed to last very long or
take much abuse. people spill and drop things [and their kids tear
them apart ...] all the time. i don't think this package can take much
of that. there is something about a cd release that is kept by using
the same packaging, i get that; but as a bit of technology, it kinda
fails in my book.

don't misunderstand, i think it's an interesting project, and i put
out my currency to but it. so that says something in and of itself.

other opinions, comments?

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